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The White House didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a half-page letter to President Donald Trump: "It is essential that this Department of Justice clearly reaffirm its commitment to longstanding principles that ensure the integrity and fairness of its investigations and prosecutions".

The former Delhi water minister had yesterday submitted evidence to the ACB to back his allegation that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his "two men" had influenced and delayed the probe into the scam which dates back to Sheila Dikshits tenure as CM.

President Bill Clinton dismissed William Sessions amid allegations of ethical lapses in 1993. Referring to Comey's statement October 28, shortly before Election Day, that more Clinton emails had been found on Weiner's laptop computer - which Clinton has partly blamed for her loss to Trump - Rosenstein wrote: "We do not hold press conferences to release derogatory information about the subject of a declined criminal investigation".

Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani, in his order which began with the Sanskrit verse "yatra naryastu pujyante ramante tatra devata" (gods reside where women are worshipped), said that all citizens, including Muslim women, have fundamental rights which can not be infringed under the garb of personal law.

Representative Trent Franks, pointing to the compromise spending bill moving to the House and Senate floors this week, said Democrats have a "choke hold" on bills despite being in the minority. The spending plan does not include funds for the Mexican border wall that was a signature issue in Trump's presidential campaign. "While I am pleased to see increased funding for our men and women in uniform and their critical missions across the globe, this bill fails in a number of ways, including ...

Lieutenant Umer Fayaz was later laid to rest. According to sources, Umer qualified army medical services exam from National Defence Academy Dehraddun previous year and was posted at Akhnoor in Jammu Division. "He was physically tough and the troops enjoyed being with him", the Army said. In recent past, terrorists have attacked security men, politicians in the Valley.

President Bill Clinton fired FBI Director William Sessions in 1993 amid ethics problems. He then confirmed the news he had been fired. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5 District, and John Larson, D-1st District, also joined the call for a special prosecutor via Twitter .

Mark Warner told CNN the timing of the firing, shortly before Comey was set to testify before Congress Thursday, and after former acting Attorney General Sally Yates testified before Congress "sure seems awfully curious". She did not immediately respond for a request for comment Tuesday evening. It comes as Mr Comey is leading an investigation into whether members of President Trump's campaign colluded with Russian Federation to influence the 2016 election.

But even though there would be no prosecution, Comey's press conference in and of itself was damning, as he declared that Clinton and her staff had been "extremely careless" in handling classified data - fodder that Trump and Republicans would use throughout the campaign.

North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile from an area north of Pyongyang on Saturday, a news agency report said, but it failed seconds after it was launched . North Korea's state media has said the North's military is capable of sinking the aircraft carrier with a single strike. The South Korean military said the missile, fired from the Pukchang region in a northeasterly direction, reached an altitude of 71km before disintegrating a few minutes into flight.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will host the biennial Arctic Council meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska later this week. United States former President Barack Obama talks during the "Seeds&Chips - Global Food Innovation" summit, in Milan, May 9, 2017.

He focuses exclusively on Comey's handling of the Clinton case. Rosenstein's letter also criticized Comey , 56, for announcing last July that no charges should be filed against Clinton. I call it " Comey 1" and I joke about it a little bit. He wrote that he appreciated Comey informing him "on three separate occasions" that he's not under investigation.

Haniya takes charge of Hamas as it seeks to ease its worldwide isolation while simultaneously marginalising hardliners within the movement. Juggling militancy with a desire for worldwide recognition, Hamas last week unveiled a new document of principles that is said would guide the group.

Of how she went to the White House early this year to convey that President Trump's top national security adviser was lying about his Russian contacts, that the Russians knew it, that the adviser, General Michael Flynn, was open to blackmail.

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said: "Happy that the French chose a European future". Current French President Francois Hollande and French president-elect Emmanuel Macron , left, participate in a ceremony to mark Victory Day in Paris, France, Monday, May 8, 2017.

A delegation of United States officials will return to Israel next week to finalize the itinerary for President Donald Trump's historic visit as part of his first overseas trip later this month. The president previously called North Atlantic Treaty Organisation "obsolete" but has since recanted after listening to European leaders make the case for the military alliance.

Comey again found himself at the center of a political firestorm when less than two weeks before Election Day a year ago he notified Congress he was reopening the investigation into Clinton's emails. His integrity, and the integrity of the entire Justice Department, are at stake", said Leahy. It isn't just Democrats questioning the rapid turn of events.

Too many fantastic councillors, who work tirelessly for their communities, lost their seats. Sky News is projecting that Theresa May could win a Commons majority of 48 in the General Election based on an analysis of local election results.

FILE - In this November 10, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with then-President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington . The information came to light hours before the former acting attorney general was due to testify about Flynn's tenure. The agencies said Russian Federation was behind "fake news" reports that were disseminated on social media.

You can't make this stuff up, but what I do know is that we must have an independent investigation. 'It is essential that we find new leadership for the F.B.I. A number of other current and former officials said that the FBI special agents and National Security Division attorneys who are conducting the Russian Federation probe will continue the investigation.

The "France first", anti-Europe message of Macron's rival Le Pen, 48, struck a chord with great swathes of the country. French President-elect Emmanuel Macron is expected to be "tough" on the United Kingdom in Brexit negotiations and enhance the Paris bid for City jobs.

Labor said the government's "package of half measures" was no substitute for a royal commission. When shares in the big four banks opened trading on Wednesday, the immediate focus was on the $6 billion of profits the government would extract via a levy on liabilities.

The resolution is similar to a previous UNESCO decision passed past year, which sharply criticized Israel's management of Palestinian religious sites, including al-Aqsa mosque. ISESCO called on the UNESCO to continue its support of the inalienable rights of the Palestinians through its decisions and resolutions. "More countries opposed this resolution than a year ago and fewer countries supported it", Netanyahu said.

Police in riot gear again took control of major roads in the city as a protest movement entered its sixth week. Dressed in white and waving the Venezuelan flag, thousands of women gathered this Saturday at Brion Plaza in the east Caracas district of Chacaito with the intention of marching to the Interior and Justice Ministry downtown to demand that the government stop the repression..

The two attended a dinner aboard the Intrepid, now a museum docked in the Hudson River, to honour the 75th anniversary of the victory of the USA and Australia over Japan in the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II. He said they discussed the future of the two countries from the perspective of national security and trade to immigration and enhanced economic cooperation.

US President Donald Trump has said that North Korea has "disrespected the wishes of China" by carrying out another missile test, as Pentagon confirmed it was a failed attempt by Pyongyang. "All options for responding to future provocations must remain on the table", Tillerson said. And playing a key role, is China, who accounts for 90% of North Korea's trade.

Union health minister JP Nadda, who was in the city to take part in national level celebration of World Red Cross Day in Jaipur in Monday, said , "Red Cross Society has done a remarkable job in blood donation". MON: In Mon the DC and chairman IRCS Mon district branch, W. Honje Konyak while addressing the gathering called for re-dedication, to promote and inspire the human dignity.

Trump's remarks come as debate swirls around his presidential campaign promise to end the North America Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA in contrast to his recent assertion that he will "negotiate" a revision of the treaty that has guided US trade policy with Mexico and Canada since 1994.

With the rest of the world waiting for finality ever since, the new president has said he will make his decision before the next G7 meeting on May 26-27 in Sicily. "We're going to cancel the Paris climate agreement", Trump said in May 2016 during the campaign. Both men have this week pressed Trump to stay on board.

Israel's Channel 2 news first reported that Trump was considering delivering a speech from the ancient mountain fortress of Masada, but it is yet to be confirmed whether the U.S. Trump hailed the planned visits as important to building a coalition of partners who share the goals of fighting terrorism and bringing safety and stability to the Middle East.

Along with their role in protecting China's maritime interests, Chinese naval strategists see the carrier programme as "about having naval power commensurate with China's global status, to impress both external and domestic audiences", noted China expert Michael Chase of the United States think-tank Rand Corporation.

The report comes at a time when policymakers around the region are wrestling with the challenge of how to navigate rising risks of protectionism under US President Donald Trump, and a potential increase in funding costs as the Federal Reserve steps up the pace of rate hikes.

Potential Russian ties or concerns certainly may have affected the way he treated Flynn after being told Flynn was lying to the vice president about contacts with the Russians. If the FBI investigators isn't already looking for financial ties between Trump (as well as his campaign and transition officials) and Russians, they aren't doing a very thorough job.

In a redacted version of a letter sent to the committee, the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) told lawmakers it had found no evidence that Flynn sought approval of or reported any foreign payments. Further questions were raised in March, when Flynn belatedly registered with the US government as a foreign agent for work he did on behalf of the Turkish government during the 2016 campaign.

On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu News Agency that seeing YPG and USA flags side by side on border patrols upsets him. The Turkish government is pressuring Washington to stop backing Kurdish fighters as an ally in the fight against IS jihadists in Syria, in a dispute that has has limited cooperation between the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies.